General Forecast

The month ahead favors getting together with people and having a drink. Or 12. Jupiter – the big planet, ruler of big things – has moved into Pisces, the zodiac sign of getting loaded into the mystic. The art world will see lots of foggy theory and abstract paintings, but sales stay in the tank unless you get a collector with a good buzz. There is a slowdown in the decision-making process. Once the sun moves into Pisces on the 18^th, the party will never stop but the sales and career movement will never start.

Read below for your specific zodiac sign. If you know your rising sign, read your forecast there as well.

Emphasize the fact that your paintings sell themselves and you might get penciled in for a future gallery show. While there seems to be a hectic pace to your career, the chance to make a good impression is upon you. The better news, at least for Taurus painters and sculptors, is that you will be looking more attractive as a commodity to big name art dealers. Taurus gallerists will get more press than usual before the end of the month.

Try to make amends for some past chaos you injected into the art world. There could be an old debt repaid late in the month. You might not be in the most creative mood, so you can focus on networking and perhaps selling old inventory at a discount. Look to focus on re-establishing contact with an old art dealer, especially after February 18. Gemini gallerists have work to do with an old collector.

Late in the month, a new discovery might already be upping your profile. Cancer artists should look to match up well with an advocate of your art. The art press will see your work in a new light. Cancer curators and gallerists all may find the artist that sums up so much of what you are trying to accomplish aesthetically.

You can no longer keep the people in your lives separate and compartmentalized. This may not sound so awful, but an evil fake friend might soon be making good use of your art world contacts. For Leo artists, it might be better if you avoid socializing this month and stick to having some finished artwork available. Leo gallerists will see other money people interested in your gallery’s most reliable artists. Leo curators are up against an intense deadline.

The social whirlwind will be taking place in easily accessible locales. Your relationships will be smooth as well. Virgo artists will be enjoying the company of an influential art world person after the middle of the month. Virgo gallerists are flustered with the advances of a new, passionate friend. If this should start to get too intimate, look for some intense emotional passion to be released late in the month.

A busy and exciting month sees you getting into a few new business deals, even if you are not a businessperson. Libra artists will have a creative advantage despite some conflicts in similarities in your art to that of other artists you may close friends with. Libra gallerists and curators are loving the good old art game, and you will play it with precision for the 28 days of February will bring an old fashioned collector/dealer relationship into your life.

February challenges your creative abilities and then suddenly rewards them. Tension and stress early in will be balanced later in the month with a good review or other mention in the media. Artists of the Scorpion face down and authority that you never imagined existed in the art world. Scorpio gallerists see new doors open that render so much new rules and regulations all tolerable. You have to suffer early to find happiness later on.

After February 18^th, there is little standing in the way of Sagittarian art dealers – the right people have heard of you and their answer will be yes. Make a move to the top echelons of art world fortune. Artists of this sign will experience a surge in your popularity that can be as attributable to chance encounters as it can to actual effort on your part. Regardless of what was invested, this is the month for reaping rewards.

There is a nice rhythm in your life around your birthday. Look to make use of the casual aura you have during the next few weeks and navigate toward people who are doing well. If you have not networked by the 13th, it may be too late to get to the next level for another year or so. If Capricorn artists cannot sell their artwork, give it away to appear more successful to an old rival. Capricorn gallery owners will have a good collector string you along – beware of releasing artwork before the final payment is made.

There is an ordinary pace to things that will relax you this month. Take advantage of this peaceful respite and get a little career promotional material for yourself organized. Artists of this sign must work hard to find a solid direction amidst much confusions. Aquarian art dealers will have to watch their drinking, as finishing the day early in order to imbibe might clash with a late-arriving collector or curator who wants details that your hangover cannot deliver.

Keep a consistent pace on your projects and your pace may be mistaken for precision. This is good if you need to make an impact while some important people appear to be interested in your art. Artists born under the fish are advised to maintain the system of organizing our studio that got you to where you are now. Pisces gallerists may be tempted to make a big splash with a new investment, but the tried and true method may actually more groundbreaking and lucrative as well.